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No. 703,864. Patented luly I, |902.

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(Application lad Mar, 25, 1902.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES ATENT FFICE.

IVILLIAM R. WALKER, OF SABULA, IOWA.

NAPKIN-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 703,864, dated July 1, 1902.

Application filed March 25.1902. Serial No. 99,927. (No model.)

To all zul/1.07m t may concern.:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. WALKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sabula, in the county of Jackson and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Napkin-Supports; Aand I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a device for supporting napkins upon the person; and its object is vto provide a simple, cheap, and convenient construction of device which may be readily applied and removed and which will eectually support the napkin in position.

The invention consists of certain novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claim.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective viewshowing the manner in which a napkin is attached to the support. Fig. 2 is aplan view of the support, showingtheclasp closed; and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section showing the clasp open.

The holder comprises a split spring-metal band or ring 1, whichis adapted'to be opened to admit of its application about the neck of the wearer and to close byits own resiliency, so as to encompass the neck of the person and be held in position. This band is composed of two sections 2 and 3, united by a rivet 4..

ing against the inner face of said section, said washer being held by riveting or upsetting the end of the shank. By this construction it will be seen that upon sliding the stud in one direction, as shown in Fig. 3, the clasp 7 will be bowed or forced out, so that one of the corners of the napkin may be inserted between the same and the band, whileA upon sliding the stud in the other direction the clasp will be allowed to close by its natural resiliency and clamp the napkin against the band.

In order to adjust the napkin upon the person., one of the corners of the napkin is clamped as described and as shown in Fig. 1, and then the band is placed about the neck of the wearer, allowing the napkin to hang down in proper position. To remove the napjkin from'the person, it is simply necessary to unclasp the band from the neck, as will be readily understood. The manner of attaching the napkin/to and detaching it from the band has been previously described, and it will be seen that a simple and effective device for the purpose stated is provided.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A napkin holder and support consisting of a spring-band formed of two sections, one of said sections having an intermediate slot and connected at one end to the intermediate portion of the other section, the latter having an end overlapping the first-named section and forming a spring-clasp, and a stud carried by the free end of said clasp and sliding in said slot, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- Witnesses: l

W. T. BERNER, F. H. WULFF. 

